Deutschlandticket

[3] Deutschlandticket holders can also go to a number of border tariff stations outside Germany using their passes including; Tønder (Tønder Bahnhof [de]) in Denmark, Wissembourg (Gare de Wissembourg) in France, Hengelo (over Oldenzaal), and Venlo in the Netherlands, Basel in Switzerland and Świnoujście (Świnoujście Centrum [pl]) in Poland.

The ticket is valid for a calendar month, and is automatically renewed, with payment taken by SEPA direct debit from the user's bank account or by credit card.

[13] The BahnCard 100, a rail card offered by Deutsche Bahn allowing unlimited travel on its trains, includes a Deutschlandticket at no additional charge.

In response, the government introduced the heavily subsidized 9-Euro-Ticket, which allowed unlimited use of public local transportation across Germany at a cost of 9 euros per calendar month.

[15] After the end of this 3-month period, politicians called for a permanent successor ticket that would offer similar simplicity,[16] though there was debate about the price.

[18] The start was delayed further by one month as there was opposition from the local and regional transportation services like the Munich MVV that wanted more funding from the federal and the state governments.

[19] On 31 March 2023, the Bundesrat approved the bill passed by the Bundestag for a nationwide ticket for local and regional public transportation at a monthly price of 49 euros.

There are no paper tickets for the subscription – with the possible exception at the start-up phase;[21] the users have to authenticate digitally (either via smartphone app or chip card).

[26] At the beginning of December 2023, the Stendal district decided that the ticket will no longer be valid on its buses from January 1, 2024.

[35][36] Later that week on 7 September, on France 2's breakfast programme Télématin, Beaune said the transport ministry was provisionally working on a similar scheme called "Pass Rail" which would come in the summer of 2024.

[37][38] The ticket would allow unlimited travel throughout France on the country's regional trains, the TERs and the regular Intercités for 49 euros per month.

[43] A report produced for Greenpeace by the Greengauge 21 think tank suggested that a similar scheme might increase usage of UK train routes and reduce the climate impact of fossil fuel powered vehicles.

[44] The Department for Transport responded to the report by stating that the UK Government has no plans to implement a similar scheme at the present time.